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Students Surprise Nigerian Security Guard Who’s ‘Part of the Family’ with a Trip Home–Raising $30K
This week CBS News introduced the world to James, a Nigerian security guard at Providence College, who was recently given a monumental shock by...
Nigerian Mom Designs Solar-Powered Cribs That Put an End to Baby Jaundice Disease
A Nigerian mom found out the hard way that jaundice is still a dangerous disease in Africa—but now she’s putting an end to the...
Artist’s Joke to His Friends Garners $600,000 for Nigerian Orphanages
A Nigerian musician and showman asked for money on Twitter for his birthday to get his Rolls Royce released from a port, but flipped...
Nigerian Homes Built From Thousands of Plastic Bottles –12x Stronger Than Brick And Earthquake Strong
New Mexico is known for its adobe dwellings, Kyoto for its wooden temples, and now, in rural Nigeria, there are villages making waves for...
Homeless Nigerian Boy Becomes U.S. Chess Champion at 10-Years-old After Immigrating to US
Tanitoluwa Adewumi—more commonly known by his nickname “Tani”—may be just 10 years old, but he's already become an official Chess National Master, with an...
Nigerian Villagers Score ‘Victory for Humanity’ When a Court Verdict Slams Shell Oil For Liability After Years of Spills
Four Nigerian famers have won a 13-year legal battle against Shell Oil after a spill allegedly contaminated their lands.
The David vs Goliath story went...
Nigerian-Irish Teens Develop a Dementia App for Sufferers Coping With Lockdown–and It’s Won Awards
Thanks to three remarkable teenage girls and their amazing mentor, there’s a brand-new app on the horizon specifically designed to help Dementia patients and...
Empresario Nigeriano Inventa Congeladores Gigantes con Energía Solar que Reducen el Deterioro de Alimentos
Unidades de refrigeración Coldhubs mantienen productos y peces frescos.
Nigerian Entrepreneur Invents Giant Solar-Powered Refrigerators That Cut Spoilage to Help Farmers Earn 25% More
One of the great inventions in human history, refrigeration is being brought to rural fish and produce markets in Nigeria through an entrepreneur's invention...
This Nigerian Boy Just Won A Scholarship After Dancing In The Rain Video Goes Viral (WATCH)
In a very modern-day fairytale, after his ballet video went viral, a Nigerian boy was offered a full scholarship to a prestigious dance school...
Nigerian ‘Angel’ Has Secretly Been Paying for the Hospital Bills of Poor and Uninsured Patients
By paying off the medical bills of total strangers, this businessman has secured the release of hundreds of Nigerian hospital patients.
Nigeria Values Safety of Gorillas Over New Superhighway
Thanks to intensive pressure from conservation groups, Nigerian officials have agreed to reroute the construction of a superhighway to spare the habitat of the...
Delta Airlines Rescues Stranded Nigerian Olympic Team Free of Charge
This soccer team had spent months training for the big match only to find themselves stranded the night before the event – that's when Delta stepped in.
Nigerian’s Classmates Surprise Him by Flying Mom to US For Graduation (WATCH)
Michael Tertsea was given a scholarship to leave Nigeria so he could study and play basketball at the John Carroll School outside Baltimore. Of...
Nigerian Babies Saved Thanks To Hospital’s Free Pneumonia Treatment
Fanna is a young Nigerien mother of 20-month-old twins, Dawami and Daguira. She lives on less than two dollars a day in one of...
Nigerian Army Rescues More Than 800 Boko Haram Hostages
Nigerian troops have freed more than 800 people held by Boko Haram militants in the country’s northeast, the army said Thursday.
520 hostages were recovered...
Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free; ‘Spectacular Success’
Nigeria is now free of the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization officially declared on Monday.
The most populous country in Africa reported 20 cases...
Photo of the Day – Nigerian Teens Make Urine-Powered Generator
Teenage girls in Africa entered a science fair in Lagos in November, 2012 unveiling a device of their own invention -- a urine-powered generator.
The collaborators, ages 14 to 15,...
Photo of Nigerian Man Witnessing His First Snowfall Goes Viral
25 year-old Abiola Ogungbenle moved from Nigeria to Hanover, Pennsylvania in 2013 to be with his wife, and has been eagerly awaiting his first...
Africa’s Oprah? Nigerian Woman Launches First Continent-wide African Entertainment TV
A woman who could be considered Africa’s Oprah Winfrey launched an entertainment network yesterday that will be beamed into nearly every country on the...